Vivaldi fans lend me your ears for a moment...

Please try the version by Fabio Biondi and L'Europa Galante:

http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1076512

The link is enclosed for your reference and does not represent my endorsement for Tower Records.

Biodi presented a more joyous, lively and energetic interpretation of the music compared to the disciplined and reserved approach of Pinnock.

Have you ever heard the FOur Seasons played on the Japanese Koto instrument? The Koto Vivaldi LP remained on Absolute Sound's Harry Pearson's reference disc list for a long time but is out of print. I was fortunate enough to find one on eBay. This interpretation presented "dancing" feel because all the instruments were played by plucking the strings.

As yet another Vivaldi fan,allow me to recommend any of Vivaldi's concerti for 4 violins. If the "seasons",a series of four innerconnected violin concerti based upon the same thematic material,is an ice cream cone,the concerti for 4 violins is a hot fudge sundae with nuts and whipped cream.

A Vivaldi fan should never forget about "L'estro Armonico" and "La Cetra". "Four Seasons", I agree, is a great piece, but these two are my regerence. Both are unmistakenly Vivaldi. Enjoy!

I second the recommendation by Auaarons. I have 4 versions of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", and my favorite is the version by Fabio Biondi.

Let's look at the bigger picture with Vivaldi and Four Seasons which are just the 1st four concertos of Op.8 Trial Between Harmony & Invention. Opus 8 contains 12 concertos total and prices are so cheap you should get a budget 2CD of all 12 concertos.......otherwise you will just get some random filler works stuck on to fill out CD.
All 12 concertos are very good not just 1st four.

Do the same with other main concerto collections:

Opus 3 L'estro Armonico, 12 concertos
Opus 4 La Stravaganza, 12 concertos
Opus 9 La Cetra, 12 concertos
Opus 10 Flute Concertos, 6 total

From here you can branch out to other more specialized instrument concertos:
basson, obe, guitar, lute, cello, mandolin etc.

This composer was very prolific and has very large body of work to explore.